--- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Do you really think that peons get a chance to see the > Dali Lama these days, unless it is a publicity gimmick?
Uh...Dalai Lama. The Dali Lama was a surrealistic figure in one of Salvador Dali's paintings, this melted guy in ochre robes dripping over a table. :-) > Past a certain size, organizational structure disallows > the boss from getting his hands dirty with the peasants. The last time the Dalai Lama was in Paris, I (whom one could pretty well class as a "peon," since I am not rich and am not a member of any established Tibetan Buddhist sangha) was able to see him in public several times and meet with him privately for a few moments. He didn't ask me for a centime. If a spiritual teacher becomes inaccessible, it's because he wants it that way, not because of the size of the organization.
